Mercedes-Benz Engine

M119

The Mercedes-Benz M119 is a DOHC V8 gasoline piston engine.

Years
1989–1999
Configuration
V8
Fuel
Gasoline
Top power
381 PS
Mercedes-Benz M119 V8 engine

Mercedes-Benz’s first DOHC V8 — four valves per cylinder, and the intake cams that moved with the revs.

Debuted at Geneva in March 1989 under the bonnet of the new R129 500 SL, the M119 replaced the two-valve M117 with an all-alloy open-deck block, Alusil-coated cylinder walls and twin overhead cams per bank. For the first time on a Mercedes passenger-car V8, electronic-hydraulic intake cam phasing could advance or retard timing by up to 20° — retarded for idle and high-rpm breathing, advanced through the midrange for torque. The 5.0-liter launched at 326 PS; a 4.2 followed, and the family later powered the Porsche-assembled W124 500 E, the W140 S-Class and the C140 coupés.

From the mid-1990s output was trimmed to 320 PS as full-throttle enrichment vanished for emissions, and coil-on-plug ignition replaced the twin distributors. AMG stretched the architecture to 6.0 liters for the E 60 and SL 60, then built a hotter 5.0 for the W210 E 50. By 1997 the three-valve M113 had begun to take over; the last M119s left the line in 1999.

Versions.

Every factory version of the M119.

VersionDisplacementBore × StrokeCompressionPowerTorque
119.9604,973 cc 96.5 × 85 mm 10240 kW (322 hp; 326 PS) at 5,500 rpm450 N·m (332 lb·ft) at 4,000 rpm
119.9704,973 cc 96.5 × 85 mm 10240 kW (322 hp; 326 PS) at 5,700 rpm480 N·m (354 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9714,196 cc 92 × 78.9 mm 10210 kW (282 hp; 286 PS) at 5,700 rpm410 N·m (302 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9724,973 cc 96.5 × 85 mm 11235 kW (315 hp; 320 PS) at 5,600 rpm470 N·m (347 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9744,973 cc 96.5 × 85 mm 10235 kW (315 hp; 320 PS) at 5,600 rpm470 N·m (347 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9754,196 cc 92 × 78.9 mm 11205 kW (275 hp; 279 PS) at 5,700 rpm400 N·m (295 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9804,973 cc 96.5 × 85 mm 11235 kW (315 hp; 320 PS) at 5,600 rpm470 N·m (347 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9814,196 cc 92 × 78.9 mm 11205 kW (275 hp; 279 PS) at 5,700 rpm400 N·m (295 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.9854,196 cc 92 × 78.9 mm 11205 kW (275 hp; 279 PS) at 5,700 rpm400 N·m (295 lb·ft) at 3,900 rpm
119.E504,973 cc 96.5 × 85 mm 11255 kW (342 hp; 347 PS) at 5,750 rpm480 N·m (354 lb·ft) at 3,750 rpm
119.E605,956 cc 100 × 94.8 mm 10280 kW (375 hp; 381 PS) at 5,500 rpm580 N·m (428 lb·ft) at 3,750 rpm

Applications.

Every model powered by the M119.

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